Multiple media sources, both eastern and western, stated that Gillis dropped his offer to two 2nds on deadline day and when that was refused, he lowballed it to a single 2nd in an effort to get Lou da fok outta here and end the drama.

Reporters brought this up at the press conference after and Gillis didn't deny it. He admitted to basically giving Lou away because he felt they owed it to Roberto to end his suffering. The Leafs would only have been picking up a fraction of his '13 salary if they'd picked him up then, so I kind of doubt Nonis is going to look like an idiot by aquiring him now, AFTER the wost game 7 meltdown in hockey history (still laffing).

I doubt he will go for substantially more in the summer because teams already know how low Gillis was ready to go. Florida seems like a good fit and they do have a surplus of young talent so I guess there is some reason to be more optimistic. Like I said, 2nd and a good prospect and I'd be thrilled.

Strangelove wrote:I still think a package like Matthias and Petrovic can be had.

Hope you're right, that would be a great deal for us.

I sort of see it the same way Rummy does, the Canucks were willing to move him for two 2nds at the deadline so teams probably aren't offering a whole lot more at this point unless, like Topper says, Gillis can create some sort of bidding war with a team like the Flyers.

The ace in the hole for Gillis would be to take back a contract, say Upshall and his $3.5M contract for next two years, and buy-out that deal in order to get back something more significant in return. But if what HW and others say is right, that Aquaman isn't keen on buy-outs, then we shouldn't really expect that to happen.

This is the problem, what is the point in trading for a goalie like Bernier when we know we are not going to be competing for the next season or two. He gets hung out to dry on a nightly basis and thinks "I'm off" when it gets to FA time.

It would take the best GM and coach money could buy..... and a miracle..... to make Calgary competitive in the next five years let alone two.

I didn't think this thread was for constructive criticism of the Calgary flames. I thought this was where we pointed out the backward inbred nature of Albertans... With a hockey perspective of course...